The Love Imagination System

Part 26: Meeting Mother

Lady Zhao, after divorcing the prime minister and getting out of that rotten place, lives a life as a shopkeeper. He opened a cloth shop in the middle of Xizhou City with the dowry capital and money given by Qingyi.

His life is a hundred times better than his life at the prime minister's residence. Here, he could be free, there was no one to suppress him.

Years of living in the prime minister's residence and under pressure Gao Hui has left a deep inner wound in Mrs Zhao. Just because of entering as a concubine with no clear family background, she was humiliated and bullied all her life. Nothing really comfortable about it. Lady Zhao survived only for the sake of protecting Liu Qingyi, her only child.

When she found out that the prime minister made her the wife of King Changle, Lady Zhao did not accept. Who would hand over his daughter to a sick man who didn't even have feelings. But he also cannot do much. It was just that he calmed down a little when he saw his daughter was doing fine.

Now, whenever he heard the news about the prime minister's residence, Lady Zhao was always unhappy. There were times when he had to pretend to close because his customers were talking about news from the capital. Lady Zhao tried to live well according to her daughter's request. His daughter's friend who interceded his life here was also very good.

This afternoon, he was tidying up some freshly arrived satin fabric rolls. In front of his shop, he heard the rag-delivers talking about the latest gossip in the capital.

She said that recently Princess Empress Changle appeared in a restaurant and hired the Third Prince and Second Young Master Liu who were arguing over the seating issue.

“Gentlemen, can you talk about it later? I need to count the amount of this cloth and clean it up. If you keep talking, this work will not be finished,” Ms Zhao told the cloth-delivers.

He didn't want to hear gossip about his daughter. The rag-droppers apologized and immediately stopped talking.

“Mother, are you going to keep turning a deaf ear from the news about your daughter?” ask someone. As soon as he turned his head, Madam Zhao was immediately shocked.

Qingyi stood five meters away from him along with Baili Qingchen and Cui Kong. Madam Zhao immediately ran to hug her tightly. Her tears fell onto Qingyi's shoulders. Qingyi hugged him back and stroked Lady Zhao's back. Although she was actually not her real daughter, Qingyi felt that she had another mother.

Madam Zhao seemed to have forgotten something. He nodded and took off his embrace. He thinks he made a mistake. This daughter was no longer the old Liu Qingyi. Now her daughter is Princess Consort Changle, the legitimate wife of King Changle.

That meant, she was an honorable princess regardless of her family background. Madam Zhao was about to salute, but Qingyi directly prevented it.

“Mother, I keep coming here secretly. Don't do this or I'll get caught,” Qingyi said.

“We talk inside,” said Mrs Zhao.

Madam Zhao brought the three of them into the back room of the cloth shop. Apparently, there is a large garden with a pretty beautiful view. Madam Zhao planted some flowers and arranged them well. This park is nicer than the park at the prime minister's residence.

Madam Zhao then let them into a room that seemed to be a family room. The cloth shop was not only a shop, but also a house.

“Why did you get here?” ask Lady Zhao.

“Your Majesty King Changle is assigned to visit Xizhou Academy. So, all of you I go with him,” Qingyi replied.

Madam Zhao glanced at Baili Qingchen, then she saw the man nod. It means his daughter is not lying. Lady Zhao breathed a sigh of relief that there would be no serious trouble if Princess Empress Changle came with her husband.

She held Qingyi's hand tightly as if Qingyi would instantly disappear if she took it off. His longing for his daughter is growing.

“Then, I will wait for you at Xizhou Academy,” Baili Qingchen said. Qingyi nodded. The man then left Qingyi and rushed towards Xizhou Academy.

Lady Zhao then prepared food and drinks for her daughter. Qingyi was excited because since the ambush in the forest, she had only eaten twice a day and that was not enough.

Fortunately, at the end of the forest they met a group of traders who were about to go to Xizhou, so they could hitchhike along there. They had only arrived at the center of Xizhou City a few hours after that incident.

Seeing her daughter eating voraciously, Madam Zhao was delighted. He guessed that the journey here must be difficult. The rumor said that this daughter caused a lot of trouble in King Changle's mansion, and was always noisier with Xiao Junjie. He also made the prime minister angry and ill. It was not impossible if they experienced something bad on the way.

“What Does Your Majesty treat you well?” ask Lady Zhao.

“Yeah, that's it. Actually he didn't interfere much. It's just that ‘friends after his lifetime is very troublesome. You don't have to worry, I can handle it myself,” Qingyi replied.

“What is the Prime Minister's residence looking for because of you? They harassed you?” ask again.

Qingyi was silent for a moment. It is undeniable that the residence of the prime minister is always looking for trouble with him. If it wasn't Liu Wang and Gao Hui, it would be Liu Erniang who sought after him.

His sister made him a target of baseless accusations, and with her courage still tried to intrude on his life. Though Erniang clearly knew that Qingyi was Princess Consort Changle, not a Liu Qingyi whom he knew before. However, Qingyi was at a loss as to whether she should tell this or not.

Madam Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. He was grateful that the prime minister's residence knew enough to not bother his daughter again.

After eating, Qingyi took a walk around the shop. Yinghao immediately appeared and informed her of her special mission. Her special mission is to find Madam Zhao's true identity.

In the story, it is said that Lady Zhao was only the adopted daughter of a small merchant and entered the prime minister's residence when she was twenty years old. If the system had him reveal his true identity, it would mean that there had been a problem with Madam Zhao's identity all along.

“How to start it?” qingyi Mumbles.

As he recalled, Lady Zhao no longer had any relatives after becoming the concubine of the prime minister.

“Maybe there is an object or something that can show that,” Yinghao said.

Unbeknownst to Lady Zhao, Qingyi ransacked her mother's room. There were only dozens of clothes that he found along with several boxes containing silver pieces of cloth sales.

The simple room did not contain much stuff, so he could not find anything. Tired of not finding what he was looking for, Qingyi ended up falling asleep in Madam Zhao's room in a mess.

Madam Zhao was surprised to see her room disheveled. He was more surprised to see his daughter asleep among the clothes strewn on the floor. Madam Zhao used all her strength to lift her daughter's body onto the bed and lay her there.

She stared fixedly at Qingyi's face, stroking it slowly as if this was her face when she was young. The thin blanket was then pulled to cover Qingyi's body.

“Have been the Princess Consort Changle, but your behavior is still childish,” muttered Lady Zhao.

Madam Zhao then came out and prepared another room. The sudden arrival of Qingyi and Baili Qingchen made it impossible for her to prepare a good place.

Lady Zhao hopes the arrival of her daughter with her husband this time will bring good fortune to her daughter's future and can also bring back everything she lost when the child was a child.

That night, Qingyi woke up. His eyes blinked a few times and all he saw was a wooden ceiling and a dark purple mosquito net. When he got up, he could only remember that he had ruffled Madam Zhao's room and had fallen asleep from exhaustion.

He forgot that he had to go to Xizhou Academy according to Baili Qingchen's message. With a rash move, he walked out of Madam Zhao's room.

The page was light dimmed. The light candles were only a few, unlike in King Changle's mansion. Qingyi had almost stepped on the wrong footing due to being too rushed and the lighting was lacking. He saw Madam Zhao enter while carrying a single wooden box. When he saw it, Qingyi fell silent.

“Nak, are you awake?” ask Lady Zhao.

“Yes. Mother, I forgot that His Majesty told me to follow him to Xizhou Academy. I have to get there.”

“No need,” someone said. Qingyi turned. Baili Qingchen was already standing a few meters away from him. The girl's forehead crept.

“You're here?” ask Qingyi. Baili Qingchen approached him.

“Tonight we will spend the night here. I hope Madam is not disturbed,” said the man. Madam Zhao smiled amiably.

He said, “Sure. Your Majesty and my daughter are perfectly able to sleep in this small residence.”

Ignoring the excitement on Madam Zhao's face, Qingyi turned to look at Baili Qingchen with a dislike look. He sneered at her because Baili Qingchen was inconsistent. He had told him to follow up to Xizhou Academy, now he wanted to spend the night here instead. Qingyi became annoyed because her brain immediately seemed to recall the message.

“Basic inconsistent!” gerrutu. Baili Qingchen looked at him, yet her expression was so flat emotionless.

“You're scolding me?” tanyakanya. Qingyi snorted, then left him in the courtyard with Madam Zhao.

“Your Highness, I have prepared one room for Your Majesty,”, Ms. Zhao said after seeing her daughter leave.

Baili Qingchen then said that she should have one room with Qingyi alone. This residence is not large enough, there must be only a few small rooms.

He asked Madam Zhao to give the empty room to Cui Kong alone. Hearing that, Madam Zhao then nodded as she passed. Her smile never faded from those rather small lips.